I now have one less stand

Well it had to happen. I was checking this farm out tonight, I have 2 trail cams on this farm and one stand that I have left there for the past 4 years. I move in one more stand during deer season. As I was walking out I looked up at my stand only to see it was gone. This is a private farm too. Can't believe it. I think it was the first hanging stand I bought, so I've had it for several years. It was a big foot. Oh well I guess someone need it more than I do.

I just hung one today but I couldn't find my chain and lock for it. Hope it makes it till next week. Sorry to here about yours Car.

It's disappointing when the dark side takes over and people do bad things. More likely kids are involved.

The freshest tracks still have feet in them.

  That sucks, Car.  That's why I'm hesitant to put stands on the "backside" of my property.  I'm not over there a lot.  But, my neighbor up the road has 2 stands he leaves out and hasn't had any problems...yet. Gave me permission to hunt out of them, too! 
  Like it or not, probably not kids, just unethical "hunters."

Jeff

Those stealing stands and cameras are not hunters, they are thiefs plain and simple. They are usually tresspassing in the first place and then add stealing to the charges, just wish more of them got caught. We did have a couple here that tried to sell some stands that acutally had the name of someone on them and a friend noticed, they got busted. Needs to happen more often though.

car,
 I feel for ya man. I have lost both stands and cam's over last few yrs. Even with them locked up to the tree's. I hate theives with a passion. I would do the mid east thing to them for stealing my crap if I could ever catch them.

Gary Scheel
NAHC LM,RMEF LM,NRA Member, Lonestar Bowhunter, TexasHogHunter Pro Staff Member

If someone gets shot while stealing game cams or stands, that is the type of hunting "accident" that would not bother me too much.

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

I agree Nep. I have said it before on this forum, I simply cannot stand a thief. There is simply no sense in doing that. It just pi$$e$ me off.

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson

NAHC-L, NRA

car:
 
Sorry to hear about your stand.  I know how that feels as well!
 
Here's a remedy to stolen stands (unless they cut the entire tree down).
 
www.standguardian.com
 
Or you can go to the main page of our site, www.FORAHUNT.com and click on the Stand Guardian link on the left hand side.
 
Take care and Good Hunting!
 
Best Afield,
 
Steve
 
 

Two things I can't stand are thieves or liars and the two usually go hand in hand!!!

Mike Stephenson
aka Topgun----30-06